Princeton in numbers
- Coordinates
- 41.6748, -90.3404
- Elevation
- 178 m above sea level
- Population
- 929
- Region
- Iowa
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 1169 km away
- Same name
- 31 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Princeton, Iowa, United States
The time in Princeton, Iowa, United States at this very moment is shown below, in the America/Chicago zone (−6).
Princeton, United States
Monday, 2 November 2026
UTC−6 · America/Chicago
Local time in Princeton
UTC−6 · no daylight saving time
Local time in Princeton, Iowa.
The sun today
Sunrise 6:36 AM Solar noon 11:46 AM Sunset 4:56 PM Daylight 10 h 21 min Night 13 h 39 min Civil twilight 6:07 AM – 5:25 PM
Weather in Princeton right now
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Princeton and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 01541
- 04668
- 08540
- 08541
- 08542
- 08543
- 08544
- 24739
- 24740
- 27569
- 35766
- 42445
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in Iowa
- Des Moines 214 133
- Cedar Rapids 130 405
- Davenport 102 582
- Sioux City 82 821
- Iowa City 74 220
- Waterloo 68 460
Other places named Princeton
- Princeton Florida, United States
- Princeton New Jersey, United States
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- Princeton Illinois, United States
Same time zone — America/Chicago
- Chicago United States
- Houston United States
- San Antonio United States
- Dallas United States
- Fort Worth United States
- Austin United States
Nearby places
- Rivercrest Estates — 0.6 km
- Cordova — 1.9 km
- Port Byron — 7.6 km
- Folletts — 8.3 km
- Le Claire — 8.5 km
- Shaffton — 9.1 km
Local time details for Princeton
The postal system lists 12 codes for Princeton.
For Princeton the applicable zone is America/Chicago, running UTC−6. Daylight saving time: No.
For Princeton today, sunrise is 6:36 AM and sunset is 4:56 PM. Daylight lasts 10 h 21 min.
The time in Princeton is also the time in nearby Rivercrest Estates and Cordova.
Questions and answers
- Where does Princeton fall in terms of time zones?
- In terms of time zones, Princeton falls within America/Chicago, with an offset of −6.
- Is the offset in Princeton changed for daylight saving?
- No.
- When does the sun come up in Princeton?
- Sunrise in Princeton is at 6:36 AM.